Rich Waltz

[nate]

Angels found their guy, he is excellent. Doesn't do the fake excitement crap that Vasgersian and Sutton did. Excellent TV voice and strong knowledge. Also gets along well with Gubi.

[robblin17]

1 minute ago, nate said:

Angels found there guy, he is excellent. Doesn't do the fake excitement crap that Vasgersian and Sutton did. Excellent TV voice and strong knowledge. Also gets along well with Gubi.

Agree. He has been awesome and is easy to listen to. 

[Jason]

 It be jinxed Sandoval!!

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, nate said:

Angels found there guy, he is excellent. Doesn't do the fake excitement crap that Vasgersian and Sutton did. Excellent TV voice and strong knowledge. Also gets along well with Gubi.

So far he has done a good job 

[Taylor]

Just now, Jason said:

 It be jinxed Sandoval!!

Well said.

[Jason]

D’oh!

[Taylor]

I haven't been able to watch any games lately, so I was totally expecting this thread to just say "sucks" on the inside.

I'm glad to hear people generally like him. Nate is really hard to please so his is a ringing endorsement.

 

[Taylor]

Just now, Jason said:

D’oh!

I just thought it was talk like a pirate day.

[Angels Fan Forever]

Waltz is good.

I liked Sutton also.  For him to fired midseason there is more going on there than we know.

[Blarg]

Sutton wore out quick on me. At first I was thinking he was new to the job and excited and then it never settled down to a primary game announcer. Gubi was annoying enough but Sutton turned up the obnoxious to mute level. 

Waltz sounds more like a professional. We still have to put up with Gubi but at least there is a balance.

[Chuck]

I like him.

[Angels 1961]

55 minutes ago, nate said:

Angels found their guy, he is excellent. Doesn't do the fake excitement crap that Vasgersian and Sutton did. Excellent TV voice and strong knowledge. Also gets along well with Gubi.

I like this guy a lot. Matt V gets to excited and makes mistakes. I did like Matt V, Holy Santa Maria call. 

[ScottT]

Matt Vasgersian didn't go anywhere. Hopefully he won't.

I like Waltz better than Sutton.

[REDneck]

Ehh...For me the gold standard will always be Vin Scully so everyone else pales in comparison.

Ya Ya I know Doyers...but the man was a brilliant announcer!

Chick Hearn for the Lakers back in day was brilliant as well!

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I like him a lot. Can’t stand Gubi. 
 

I didn’t mind Sutton but I prefer Waltz. Not a fan of Matt V., either. His hyperbole and mistakes are rather annoying. 

[Angel Oracle]

9 minutes ago, REDneck said:

Ehh...For me the gold standard will always be Vin Scully so everyone else pales in comparison.

Ya Ya I know Doyers...but the man was a brilliant announcer!

Chick Hearn for the Lakers back in day was brilliant as well!

Dick Enberg, Bob Miller, and Nick Nickson too

How often does one part of the country have FOUR announcers (Scully, Hearn, Miller, and Nickson) who stayed with their team there for over 40 years at pretty much the same time?

Edited July 25, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[nate]

17 minutes ago, REDneck said:

Ehh...For me the gold standard will always be Vin Scully so everyone else pales in comparison.

Ya Ya I know Doyers...but the man was a brilliant announcer!

Chick Hearn for the Lakers back in day was brilliant as well!

You mean the guy that is widely acknowledged as the greatest PBP guy ever is the gold standard?

Don't think Waltz is losing any sleep over not comparing to him, lol.

[REDneck]

10 minutes ago, nate said:

You mean the guy that is widely acknowledged as the greatest PBP guy ever is the gold standard?

Don't think Waltz is losing any sleep over not comparing to him, lol.

Yes!

And, I have no idea.

[failos]

I like him. He’s very calm, and it allows me to enjoy the game more instead of hearing someone blather on and on

[totdprods]

His style is pretty solid so far…measured and even, descriptive without trying to fill the air. His actual voice itself is a little plain and generic to me though. Rojas had just a really good, distinct voice and that’s part of what I liked. A bit of that ‘radio voice’ accent without being hokey.

Vasgersian’s voice is almost *too* distinct but it’s fun having him. 

And Gubie is great. He gets a bit  excited and repetitive and winds up the dorkiness way too much at times, but when he’s insightful and in the nitty gritty he’s under appreciated, IMO.

Edited July 26, 2021 by totdprods

[HaloBronco]

7 hours ago, nate said:

Angels found their guy, he is excellent. Doesn't do the fake excitement crap that Vasgersian and Sutton did. Excellent TV voice and strong knowledge. Also gets along well with Gubi.

Thanks for bringing this up. Yes I agree with you (they found their guy). Like others have mentioned, he comes off as a polished professional PBP announcer. 

[halonatic13]

No more talk about “spin rate for 90% of the broadcast. 

[Tank]

10 hours ago, Taylor said:

I just thought it was talk like a pirate day.

you're two months early, matey. i think it's on september 15 or so.

[Lou]

2 hours ago, halonatic13 said:

No more talk about “spin rate for 90% of the broadcast. 

Or Walsh working every day on his defense at 1B, in particular pop-ups.

[Junkballer]

14 hours ago, totdprods said:

And Gubie is great. He gets a bit  excited and repetitive and winds up the dorkiness way too much at times, but when he’s insightful and in the nitty gritty he’s under appreciated, IMO.

I appreciate that Gubi is pitching-centric.  A lot of color guys may be more well balanced and "professional" but my preference is for pitching analysis in real time and I'll overlook practically anything else as long as they're talking pitching.  It helps that Gubi isn't consumed with advanced metrics and has a more old-school approach.